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408:. Daryl, Nikki, and Jeanne own four horses between them, while the elder Ng himself owns eight and his wife one. At one point in 2002, Ng was said to be interested in joining the 12-member board of stewards of the Hong Kong Jockey Club; however, some of the club's 200 voting members objected due to Ng's conduct during the futures market collapse in 1987. 250:
district, which could be worth billions of dollars were they redeveloped into residential real estate. In the end, Ng and his father were able to successfully take advantage of squabbles within the Yeo family to buy up 86% of YHS' stock. Their battle to gain control of the company was later described
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system. In 1998, he and companies owned by Sino Group controlled roughly 3–4% of the votes in the real estate constituency, and an additional two votes in the tourism constituency. The voting power he wields through this system has been described as equivalent to anywhere from 6,100 to 15,940 votes
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for HK$ 2 billion. Ng also predicted that office properties would perform well during that year. For the latter six months of that year, Sino Hotels reported a 66% fall in net interim profits and 80% fall in operating profit, which Ng attributed to lower contributions not just from hotels but from
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food and beverages company which had lost US$ 3.2 million in its previous year of operation. His chairmanship came at the same time as his family increased its stake in the company to 24.9%, just short of the 25% threshold above which they would be required by law to make an offer to buy out all
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through collusion with one of his brokers. However, in the end, no charges were laid against Ng because the colonial government of Hong Kong felt that prosecuting him would pose a risk to overall market stability. Instead, a deal was worked out which saw Ng repay HK$ 500 million, with Hong Kong
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began; his paper losses reportedly reached HK$ 1 billion. At first, Ng refused to pay, claiming to be protected by the limited liability of the companies through which he had traded. This led to the collapse of the futures exchange; trading was also halted on the
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listed them together as the 30th richest people in the world in 1997. As of July 2017, Robert, along with his brother Philip Ng, has an estimated net worth of $ 9.7 billion. He is an Honorary Fellow (Foundation Fellow) of
262:, in that year; Ng became chairman of the board of the new company as well from its inception. In early 1997, under Ng's direction, Sino Hotels made several acquisitions, including an 80% stake in the local branch of the 1025: 412: 230:
taxpayers providing the rest of the funds needed by the Exchange through a government bailout. Ng reportedly lost a total of US$ 250 million in his various investment holdings as a result of the crash.
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the company's Fortune chain of Chinese restaurants as well. However, the Conrad proved to be a resilient investment, with the average room rate increasing by 14.7% during the months in question.
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Ng has spoken out in support of the "Application List" system for the sale of government land and in 2008 remained publicly optimistic about the prospects for the Hong Kong property market.
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as "one of the most colourful take-over struggles in Singapore history" and led to YHS' transformation from a food company to a
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was born in Hong Kong in 1978 but holds Singaporean citizenship. He is the deputy chairman of Sino Group and the Chairman of
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As of 2009, Ng is the director of a number of subsidiaries and associated companies of Sino Group:
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other shareholders. This marked a step forward in his fight with Malaysian billionaire investor
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Due to his business positions, Ng wields a significant amount of power under Hong Kong's
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Chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong) since its inception in 1995
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In December 2021, it was reported that Ng was eligible to vote four times in the
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businessman, and the chairman of Hong Kong property development conglomerate
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as an undergraduate, and went on to receive a master's degree from the
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The Sino Group also spun off their hotel interests into a new company,
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for four days. An investigation by the Commercial Crime Bureau of the
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Beginning in the late 1990s, the family became more active in the
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Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia
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Both Daryl and Nikki are members of the five-person board of the
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in geographic constituencies, which has led to criticism by the
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Ng is married to Yeoh Saw Kheng who is the third daughter of
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Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026
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Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021
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Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012
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Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2000–2005
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Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 1998–2000
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Asian eclipse: exposing the dark side of business in Asia
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Comrades & capitalists: Hong Kong since the handover
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for control of YHS and its land holdings in Singapore's
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Ng's eldest daughter, Nikki Ng Mien Hua (黃敏華) attended
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People with acquired permanent residency of Hong Kong
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through two Panamanian-registered companies when the
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Robert Ng is a staunch 203: 132: 122: 111: 103: 95: 84: 72: 64: 50: 41: 1315:Singaporean billionaires 769:South China Morning Post 219:Hong Kong Stock Exchange 187:He is the eldest son of 1232:Callick, Rowan (1998), 1185:, Hong Kong Jockey Club 1160:, Hong Kong Jockey Club 1111:, Hong Kong Jockey Club 1086:, Hong Kong Jockey Club 1061:, Hong Kong Jockey Club 690:The Wall Street Journal 328:functional constituency 1335:Singaporean Christians 1325:Hong Kong billionaires 1268:Studwell, Joe (2007), 1154:"Robert Ng Chee Siong" 223:Royal Hong Kong Police 406:Hong Kong Jockey Club 369:Far East Organization 1105:"Happee Gift (H313)" 461:18 July 2011 at the 450:18 July 2011 at the 391:University of London 146:Robert Ng Chee Siong 43:Robert Ng Chee Siong 1080:"Hawkes Bay (G064)" 1055:"North Hill (J082)" 1003:on 11 November 2009 796:on 27 February 2009 666:on 9 November 2007 659:Management profile 597:on 6 February 2009 434:Management Profile 253:luxury real estate 1283:978-0-87113-968-9 1261:978-0-471-47912-3 1243:978-0-86840-728-9 1205:"HK Confidential" 771:, 4 December 1998 721:on 7 January 2013 639:on 7 January 2013 553:on 4 January 2010 376:Daryl Ng Win Kong 143: 142: 117:Daryl Ng Win Kong 1397: 1286: 1275: 1264: 1246: 1219: 1218: 1217: 1215: 1200: 1194: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1179:"Yeow Saw Kheng" 1175: 1169: 1168: 1167: 1165: 1150: 1144: 1143: 1142: 1140: 1126: 1120: 1119: 1118: 1116: 1101: 1095: 1094: 1093: 1091: 1076: 1070: 1069: 1068: 1066: 1051: 1045: 1044: 1043: 1041: 1022: 1013: 1011: 1010: 1008: 989: 983: 982: 981: 979: 966: 955: 954: 947: 941: 940: 939: 937: 932:on 1 August 2009 918: 912: 907: 901: 900: 899: 897: 878: 872: 871: 869: 867: 852: 846: 845: 844: 842: 823: 817: 811: 805: 804: 803: 801: 782: 773: 772: 764: 758: 757: 756: 754: 749:, 2 October 2009 744: 736: 730: 729: 728: 726: 717:, archived from 706: 700: 699: 698: 696: 681: 675: 674: 673: 671: 654: 648: 647: 646: 644: 635:, archived from 624: 618: 612: 606: 605: 604: 602: 583: 574: 568: 562: 561: 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Index

Chinese name
family name
Ng
Singapore
Hong Kong Futures Exchange
Sino Group
Daryl Ng Win Kong
Ng Teng Fong
Yeoh Ghim Seng
Chinese
pinyin
Jyutping
billionaire
Sino Group
Ng Teng Fong
Forbes
Somerville College, Oxford
Hong Kong Futures Exchange
October 1987 global stock market crash
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Royal Hong Kong Police
margin calls
Yeo Hiap Seng
Singapore-listed
Quek Leng Chan
Bukit Timah
luxury real estate
Sino Hotels
Conrad Hotel
Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited

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